Cattle-stall.



A. H. NELLER.

Pateme May 20, w13.

[1710/ n. Alf l' UNITED STATESAIENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. NELLER, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T0 LOUDEN MACHINERY COMPANY, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA, A CORPORATION 0F IOWA.

CATTLE- STALL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented May 20, 1913.

Application led October 2, 1909. Serial No. 520,706.

T0 ad 'U1/10m it may concern.'

- Be it known that I, ALBERT H. NELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairlield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cattle-Stalls, ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stalls especially adapted to dairybarns. Its object- 1s to simplify and cheapen their construction as well as to render them more substantial, convenient and sanitary, and it consists ot the features set forth in this specification and more particularly pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective of a series of stalls embodying the features of my invention. Fig, 2 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 2---2 of Fig. l, looking downward as indicated by arrow.

Referring to the drawings, a pair of upright posts represented by B are suitably supported by a ioor D and have their upper ends secured to a horizontally disposed top rail or bar A. pair of partition members C, having their lower ends suitably supported byithe lloor D, have their upper ends secured to the posts in a manner to be hereafter explained. *l

S represents a stanchion having its upper end suitably supported by the top rail A between' the pairs of posts B and its lower end secured to the floor D. It will be seen that the space between the partitions C constitutes a stall wherein a cow or other animal may be stabled, its head being placed in the stanchion S.

As stalls of this character have been heretofore constructed, the upper end of the partition member has been secured directly to one of the upright posts, thereby causing the entire strain which the animal may. excrt against the upper portion ol' the parti tion to be borne, by a single post. 'l`o overifone the defects ol this construction l use a 'short l| 'n'izo1ilally disposed member (l Iinst long eno-ugh to be inserted between a pair of the posts l5, in a position between thi-, top rail and the floor, and to be. suitably secured thereto. l then attach (he upper end olI the partition to a central portion of the. member (t between a pair ol` the posts` l. ln this way thoslrain on the partition will be borneby the pair ot posts to 'which the member (i and partition C is'thus attached, instead of being borne entirely by a single post. By this means the posts may also be more properly located. When the partition is connected directly i'to the post it has to be set directly in line with it and this may leave the space too wide between it and the stanchion, and this extra space would have to,be filled by an additional post or by other means which will add to the expense and will not be so well proportionedas it lwould be by my invention.

The less rigging of any description there is about cattle stalls the better provided the posts and partitions are properly proportioned to keep the animals apartand to prevent them from getting into the manger which though not shown in the drawing is' always placed on the other side of the posts B. By making the members G longer or shorter the posts may be set farther apart or closer together without regard to the position of the partition, and the stalls may also be made wider or narrower as desired.

As shown in the drawings, it is preferable to use pipes or tubular metal for the posts, partitions and top rail, and to connecty these parts together by means ot' clamps ll held together by,y bolts J. When the partitions .are joined directly to single. pipes in stalls constructed in this way, the bolts holding the clamps together cannot be drawn up tight enough to prevent the partitions from twisting laterally on thc pipes when subjected to a strain. By my invention this difficulty is overcome, and the upper/end ot the partition will always vbo held rigidly in position.

V'lhe clamp which connects the upper end of the partition to the member (l is so place( that its flanges or lugs through which the bolts J are passed will be at the .sides ot' the connected end of the partition, and the wide body of the clamp securely gripping the member (l, will thoroughly brace it against lateral strain, and the ends o't the member (l being securely ronnerted to the post l5, it will be firmly held in position thereby.

The flanged edges of the clamps which secure the member G to the posts B, being set in vertical position Will also serve to brace the posts againstI lateral strain, thus form-- ing an extremely simple, strong and easily adjusted structure.

lly lengthening the top rail and adding other partitions C, members G and pairs of posts as man stalls may be -made as are necessary, or when adjacent to a wall or other partition, a single stall may be construct/ed by a short piece of top rail A, a single partition C and memberG, and a single pair of posts B by using plate P as shown in the drawings.

What I claim is 1. In cattle stalls, the combination with a top rail, of vertically disposed posts spaced apart and arranged in pairs, a horizontally disposed member inserted in .the space between each pair of posts below the top rail with its ends abutting the adjacent sides of the posts, clamps connecting the ends of the member to the posts, and a stall partition having its lower end connected to the stall floor, and its upper end spaced apart from the posts and connected to the central portion of the horizontal member.

2. In cattle stalls, the combination with a top rail, of vertically apart and arranged in pairs, a short horizontally disposed member placed between the posts below the top rail, vertically disposed clamps connecting the ends of the horizontally' disposed member `to the respective posts, a stall partition having its lower end connected to the stall Hoor, and a horizontally disposed clamp connecting the upper end of the partition to th posed member.

F airfield; Iowa, Sept. 29, 1909.

' ALBERT H. N ELLER. Witnesses:

HAZEL ADSETT, LAURA KAMP.

disposed posts spaced i horizontally dis- 

